, 1887-12-17
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Christian Henrik Arendkup,
Governor of the Danish West India Islands,
Colonel, -
Knight Commander Of Dannebrog and encouragement
MAKE Known: By Write Of IA Of Ordinance
1W of 9th July 1886 to prevent trespassing on the
fields and roads in the island Of ST.. Croix the follow
ing BYLAW for the island of st. Croix concerning
Fencing, passed at second discussion IN the Colonial
Council for st. Croix on the, 10th October. 1887, is
hereby confirmed. . 80.
When a new fence is to be erected it shall, as far as posi- .
BILE, be completed within a year; the time, however, may be
cumstances commend it, bu not to more than years; and when
permission is given to extend the time beyond one year, the
party who has demanded the erection of the fence is entitled,
after the lapse of y year, himself to erect whatever portion of
the fence may still remain to be erected, against getting the
repaid by the party concerned, half at the end of the first follow.
ing six months and half at the end Of year.
When a fence is to he erected on the boundary line be-
eT9ra s sfS p P'" fnr "w"rr s" Of t th@se p an sstirsac Cr the wli Iess sns t os
renters, these however with right, according tO'the provisions of
to defray the expenses jointly, then the fence may be erected,
according to agreement, so that one of the owners Tor lessees or
renterS) does he work against repayment by the other owner
Tor lessee or renter of half the expenses; but in the absence of
snch agreement both owners lr lessess or renters) share in the
work. .. E#a9
In the absence of mutual agreement in regard to the line
of fencing, the division of it's to be settled by the surveyors,
who ought to see that, as far as possible, each of the properties
gets the piece of fencing to be erected by it lying in one contin-
uous stretch.
When a fence is to be erected on the boundary line between
two properties, or between two lots, which, although belonging
to the same property, are under Independent cultivation, the
line of division shall fall in the middle of the fence so that each
property or lot gives up an equal amount of land. But this rule
shall not be used as a ground for insisting on the removal OF
any fence already erected.
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When a fence is to be erected along the side of a road which
is used for public traffic, along a line of communication dividing
two estates or along . quarterline, it shall be erected entirely
upon the land belonging to the property which erects the fence,
and the open space between such property and the neghbOuring
property must not be reduced.
SIS.
When a fence Is to be erected around n lot of land away
from the boundary line between the property OF which the lot
forms a part and the neighbOuring property, then the neigh
bOur at whose request he lot il. to be fenced pays half the cost
neighbours, these pay half the cost i'm equal shares. The other
half rests on the cultivatOr of the lot, 50, however, that if be is
renter of it he can reclaim half OfhiS expenses from the owner See
s Ia of the Ordinance0 "5# #H Z w
When a fence is to be erected around several adjacent lots
lying away from the boundary line between the property of
which they form u part and the ntighbOurng property, the
Neighbours or neighbours who demagd the erection of the fence
pay half the cost of erection along the outer sides OF the lots if
the same way as fixed for a single lot. The other half of the
cost rests on the cultivatOrs of the lots, each in proportion to the
length ct the outer line of his lot, and, as stated in the previous
5, with a claim on the owner for half the outlay, in accordance
with Il of the Ordinance. 80 Ea50H4a4l
On the other hand the erection of fences along the dividing
lines between several adjacent lots on the same property does
not concern the owner of the property, and the expenses must
be divided among the cultivators of the lots according. to the
same rules as are given in the case of the erection OF a fence on
the boundary line between two properties.
81.
While the duty of fencing is notincumbsnt on the renter of
a parcel of land on a property as against the owner OF that pro-
the renters of different parcels of land on the same property as
against each other IeciprOcally, provided, of course, that the con-
ditions in regard to the area of the parcel, the decision of the
surveyors &C. are present.